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Formed from the collapsed Northwest Confederacy in 1874, the Free American Republic (FAR, usually pronounced as the word 'far') is the world's first direct republic[1]. A citizen of the Free American Republic is refered to as a 'Farite'. FAR is located approximately in the center of North America and stretches toward the east coast. It shares borders with Canada, the Lone Star Republic, the United States of America, and Kansas.

History

Timeline

1874 (February): The Northwest Confederacy falls to revolutionary forces and the Provisional Articles of Confederation are established to govern four of the states which had constituted the Northwest Confederacy, Kansas having been claimed by the Lone Star Republic.

1874 (August): The Constitution of the Free American Republic is ratified.

1874 (September): Congress passes the Civility Act - a collection laws which forbid and prescribe punishments for crimes such as murder and burglary.

1876 (January): Congress passes the Immigration Act of 1876 which enacted strict requirements for immigration including a proven ability to read and write in the English language and to understand the Constitution, laws, and contracts.

1876 (March): Congress passes the Limited State of Emergency Act which granted the president limited powers for addressing national emergencies without invoking Suspension of Law.

1880 (February): Congress passes the Thanksgiving Act, granting the president the power to declare national days of Thanksgiving on which government workers and indirect government workers (through contractors) are given a day off (private businesses voluntarily participate).

1918 (September): First cases of severe influenza are reported.

1918 (November): The Orbmsby Chronicle announces that "We have arrived at an epidemic," in regards to the recent outbreaks of influenza.

Law and Government

Politics

Political Divisions

Geography

Economy

Transportation

Demographics

Ethnicity and race

Religion

Class

Culture

Social issues

Legal holidays

Date	Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	Beginning of the year.
May 2	Labor Day	Celebrates achievements of workers. Adopted from The Lone Star Republic.
August 9	Constitution Day	The anniversary of the radification of the constitution of the Free American Republic.
October 7	Decoration Day	Honors servicemen and women who died in service.
President's Discretion	Thanksgiving	Day of thanks declared by the president, usually once each year.